Rocket Knight trailer sparks our interest

Two things about this trailer for the new Rocket Knight (after the break) stand out upon our first viewing:

1. The stylized projectile/jetpack effects
2. It's a Rocket Knight Adventures game

That last one may seem obvious, but we're still a bit shocked to see Konami bring the series back after so long -- to be honest, we're a bit shocked every time Konami announces a game that isn't Metal Gear.

And, to our delight, what we see here is true Rocket Knight: Sparkster has his sword and his jetpack, the latter of which is used basically to bounce all over the screen. It's here that the 3D remake actually benefits the game: with the wider area and the smaller Sparkster, he seems to have a lot more freedom to fly around. Even the shooter stages have returned, with some interesting dynamic camera work.

If you never paid attention to this series because of mid-90s animal mascot platformer overload, you should start getting familiar with it now. Forget Gex, Aero the Acro-Bat, Punky Skunk, Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel, Awesome Possum, and Socket. This one's actually good.

Continue reading Rocket Knight trailer sparks our interest

Rocket Knight trailer sparks our interest originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.